Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith, shows off their kids’ Halloween costumes — and revealed the late NHL star picked out the outfits herself.
On Friday, Oct. 31, Meredith shared photos and videos on her Instagram Stories showing her and Johnny’s children — daughter Noah, 2, and son Johnny Jr., 8 months — posing in their Halloween costumes with their relatives.
Each of Gaudreau’s kids wore inspired costumes Toy story and Meredith also included the song “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” in her Stories post.
“Costumes that dad wanted ❤️❤️,” she captioned the picture.
Johnny Gaudreau’s kids with their cousins on Halloween.
Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram
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Meredith was candid about how the loss of her husband has affected their family. Last month, she shared posts on Instagram showing how Gaudreau’s Columbus Blue Jackets teammates all showed up to support Noah at her second birthday party.
Among the photos Meredith posted was a group photo of Blue Jackets teammates posing next to a sign that read: “Happy 2nd Birthday Noah.”
Over the picture, Meredith wrote on her Instagram Story, “We love you all. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
She added, “A really special group that will forever be family to me and our babies,” referring to Noah along with their son Johnny, 8 months, and their third child on the way. Last month, the widow revealed at his funeral mass that she was nine weeks pregnant with their third child.
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Johnny Gaudreau, Meredith Gaudreau and their two children.
Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram
Madeline Gadreau – the widow of Johnny’s brother Matthew, who died in the same accident as the hockey player – has also been candid about how her husband’s death has affected their family, announcing that she is expecting their first child, a boy named Tripp.
In photos posted to Madeline’s Instagram in October, she shared how friends and family members helped her celebrate with a baby shower.
“The Baby Shower of my dreams 🤍🕊️,” Madeline wrote at the time, along with photos of the “paradise” themed shower decorations. “… My husband would love all the balloons. The way you managed to tie my husband up immediately brought tears to my eyes when I walked in.”
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Johnny and Matthew were killed on the eve of their sister Katie Gaudreau’s wedding when the brothers, who were riding bicycles, were hit by a suspected drunk driver.
Johnny, an 11-year NHL star with the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets, was 31 years old. Matthew, a former NCAA hockey star from Boston College who in recent years became the assistant head coach of their high school hockey team, was 29 years old.
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